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Volume 79, Number 5

CLASSROOMS IN CRISIS How disruptive students are impacting teaching & learning

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2019 MEA Teacher & ESP Salary Guide Issue 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Opening Bell Editor’s Note President’s Letter Free Stuff Tech Talk Acadia Files Mt. Blue Educator Wins National Award

11 Legislative Update 12 Classrooms in Crisis 14 Social Security Benefits & What to Expect 16 Fast Facts 17 MEA Salary Guide 31 MEA Contests

17. MEA SALARY GUIDE

09. ACADIA FILES

Our annual salary guide is out! Use this to help you negotiate.

Step into the world of a fictional fifth grader and explore with your students.

Editorial Staff

Managing Editor Paula Voelker Editor Giovanna Bechard Layout Design Shawn Berry Leadership

President Vice President Treasurer NEA Director

Grace Leavitt Jesse Hargrove Beth French Amanda Cooper

Board of Directors Robert "Bo" Zabierek Suzen Polk-Hoffses Mallory Cook Cedena McAvoy Ken Williams Janice Murphy Maryann White Jim Thornton Rebecca Cole

Terry Martin Bob McCully Janet Howe Kuech Donna Longley Lisa Leduc Neil Greenberg Thomas Moore III Gerry French Carson Hope

32 Cat Tracks Tour 34 2019 MEA Representative Assembly New Business Items 37 Perspectives - From the Faculty 38 Calendar 39 MEA Member Deals

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Bangor Teachers Submit Petition Seeking Support for New Contract After eleven months of discussion with the Bangor School Committee, the Bangor Education Association (BEA) voted to circulate a petition to highlight the lack of commitment from the School Committee to the teachers in Bangor. The petition calls upon the School Committee to finally enact the core values of the district and respect the teachers, who are among the highest ranked in the state. At the time of press, nearly 70% of the teachers in the district signed the petition. The teachers delivered the petition to the School Committee in March and hoped to speak during a public comment portion of the meeting; the School Committee denied the teachers’ request.

“We hoped we would be heard, and it’s discouraging we weren’t listened to. That’s one of our concerns. We feel we aren’t listened to when we have comments and we feel like we are shut down all of the time,” teacher Cyndy Fish told WABI-TV after the hearing.

The BEA is asking the School Committee to focus on three specific areas as it negotiates the contract: 1. Workload-Over the years, teachers have continued to see an increase in duties/responsibilities without compensation which have interfered with teachers’ focus on the classroom and on personal family life.

2. Granting Contract Approved Personal Business LeaveBased on the current contract agreement, the two days of granted contract approved Personal Business Leave must be used for compelling and non-recreational business.

Attending your own child(ren’s) school events during the work day has not been approved given it is viewed as noncompelling and recreational. This causes undue stress in the family and a decrease in morale. Expectations for teachers to attend required evening school events have increased, while more restrictions have been placed on the use of the two contracted approved Personal Business Leave Days.

3. Salary- Ten years ago, Bangor’s Bachelor’s base teaching salary ranked seventh or eighth in the State of Maine. Based on a 2016-2017 comparison of 164 school districts pay has fallen to 22nd place.

“The BEA believes the petition states it best when it asks the School Committee for: ‘a balanced contract that provides adequate salary increases, sets parameters for added out-of-classroom responsibilities/meetings and uses the industry standard that provides for personal business leave to attend family needs and events,’” said BEA President, Heather Bendure. The BEA is heading back to the table in hopes of progress after its strong showing and media attention at the recent School Committee meeting.

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PENING BELL Bath Teacher Honored Congratulations to English teacher Johnna Stanton who received the 2018 Claudette and John Brassil Distinguished Educator Award from the Maine Council for English Language Arts. Stanton, a former Sagadahoc County Teacher of the Year, is a 23-year veteran who has spent the last 18 years teaching at Morse High School in Bath. The annual award is in honor of the two longtime educators who inspired students and mentored teachers for over eighty combined years in Maine public schools. The award recognizes exceptional English language arts and literacy teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, contributed to the profession, and shown a commitment to the community.

Forward Thinking on WGME-TV

Forward Thinking is a news segment on WGME-13 that runs each week and focuses on the innovative work happening in our schools. The MEA sponsors this segment, reinforcing our Association’s commitment to highlighting our educators and the work they do each day for their students. Some of the educators featured have robotics labs, are analyzing seaweed to study climate change, and are incorporating video games into teaching to help reach their students. MEA is proud to support this television news segment as it helps spread awareness of the successes in our public schools. If something innovative is happening in your school, email your story to editor@maineea. org. Watch the stories on Wednesdays on Channel 13 or online, anytime, at wgme.com.

EDITOR'S NOTE Most students seem to find the ‘bulldozing’ behavior frustrating and do not like their parents running interference for them. I encourage my students to take responsibility Lorem ipsum for their work, whether it's good or bad!

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3) I remind parents that there is no such thing as perfection and that having to struggle and fail is an important and necessary part of life. No grade will ever be listed on your tombstone.

Sarah Hirschfield-Science Teacher, Yarmouth EA

“No grade will ever be listed on your tombstone.”

The Impact of “Bulldozer Parents”

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irst, there were helicopter parents. Now, bulldozer parents look like they’re here to stay.

The recent college admissions scandal highlights those parents in perhaps the clearest way possible. The “bulldozer parent” moves everything out of the way for a child so that child doesn’t ever experience anything difficult or hard.

This type of parent can be aggressive, even argumentative, if the child isn’t succeeding.

Sure, as a parent, I want to see my children succeed. But, equally important, in my opinion, is the ability to learn how to fail.

I’m the parent who wishes they kept score in my little one’s games more often, not because I want there to be a clear winner and loser, but because I want my child to know what it feels like to lose, even if he tries really hard. I believe these are important life lessons, ones my mother taught me as a child. I grew up in a household with a single mom. She worked hard, until she got Multiple Sclerosis and couldn’t work anymore. We didn’t have much, but my mom always managed to “make it work.” She was the kind of parent who believed that hard work mattered— that if you put your best foot forward, you could achieve. It’s perhaps one of the greatest lessons she ever taught me. There

were no terms defining parents back then, just parents, like my mom, who first taught us things and then hoped we followed the path of her teachings. I’m frankly disgusted by the idea that parents would forgo actually teaching their kids things and instead just plow a path forward.

This literally takes the whole “parenting” part out of being a parent. So, what, as educators, can you do to deal with the bulldozer parenting style?

When it comes to “bulldozer parents”, I try to put as much responsibility back on the student as I possibly can. I suggest that the student come to see me to clarify what the parent is concerned about. When I am concerned about a student in class, I will direct my email communication to the student while including the parents and other support staff to set the tone that this is the responsibility of the student first and foremost.

Here’s some advice from our MEA members:

Whenever I've had to deal with a particularly challenging parent interaction, I reach out to the more veteran teachers in my building for advice on how to engage. It's pretty likely that they have dealt with a similar situation in the past, and they are always more than willing to read over an email response or suggest the next step to resolve the issue.

Stacie Cocola- English Teacher, Quamphegan Education Association 1) Know your school policy. Our school expectation is that emails be responded to within 24 hours. I make sure I respond to all parents within that expected time framethat way I know my administrative team will back me on my response time.

2) Encourage the student to advocate for themselves. I teach mostly sophomores and seniors, so this might not be applicable to younger students. I will ask the student about their parent's involvement and I make it known to them that they should have the conversations with their parents that include the effort they put into their work, the overall expectations and what they could do differently in the future. I remind them that at their age (especially seniors) that they will be "adulting" soon and should be managing their work on their own at this point in their academic careers, especially if they plan to attend post-secondary education.

And—if you’re ever burnt out from dealing with difficult parents, my advice as a parent, find someone like me who is always willing to tell their child they don’t always deserve a trophy, but they need to earn it instead.

Giovanna Bechard Editor editor@maineea.org

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MEA | President's Letter We—and again, I mean educators here—have worked for years for properly funded schools, for professional salaries and wages. While there is movement towards those goals, we also need to have a say in shaping the conditions in which we teach and work with students—the conditions in which our students learn. The workload in many professions has increased, but when we are talking about educators’ workload and working conditions, the increase has been tremendous, and this has an impact on student learning. Maybe there is less time for you to meet with a struggling student, to give that individual attention, or to give detailed feedback on student work; and, inevitably, there is less time for you to spend with family and for you to recharge.

Spring Optimism

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pring has always been my favorite season, and even more so since moving to Maine years ago. I love the month of April especially for many reasons: more hours of daylight, melting snow, a warmer sun—all contribute to a surge of energy and renewed optimism. I found this quote from U.S. writer Susan J. Bissonette: “An optimist is the human personification of spring.”

I believe that educators are the most optimistic of all professionals.

While still in the classroom, not a day would go by that I didn’t think to myself, “That student will get it next time” or “This lesson will go a bit better for the next class”. No matter the circumstances, when you work with students, optimism is a requirement of the job!

(Now in this position, I find myself saying, “Maybe I’ll get that done tomorrow…”! Always an optimist…)

As optimists, we truly believe all students can learn, if we can only provide what they need in order to do so. And by that second “we”, I do not mean just the educators—but also the school district, the community, the state, and the nation.

Yet, as we have seen for far too long, not all of our students are getting what they need in order to be successful, even when we (and now I mean just the educators that work with them) fill in the gaps as best we can, whether providing more individual attention, an empathetic ear, or things like school supplies, snacks, or other necessities so that our neediest students don’t go without. Then there are the social and emotional needs of so many that we simply cannot fully address without increased support services.

We do a great job in our schools in Maine and our students accomplish many things. But we have an opportunity now, right now, to make progress on many issues that will make public education in Maine even better. We need to be sure we are seizing this opportunity by standing up, together, and speaking up, loud and clear.

In the past month, I’ve been able to spend a bit more time with students and educators than I have previously since entering this position: students being celebrated for their talents and accomplishments, teachers passionately sharing ideas at conferences, educators being recognized for their dedication to the profession and to students.

In public education, spring is a season of celebrations of many kinds, as well as a season of hope and optimism.

Being an eternal optimist, I have great hopes, if we all rally together, that the voices of educators will be heard and will be listened to, that all educators will truly be respected— shown through actions and not just with words--and that we all will be teaching and working in the great public schools that the students in Maine deserve.

Enjoy this season of well-deserved celebrations, of renewed energy, and let’s all continue to keep the promise of public education alive and well for our students.

Grace Leavitt President gleavitt@maineea.org 6

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Free Technology for Teachers

Apollo 11

July marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11: the NASA mission that landed the first two people on the Moon.

NEA gathered a series of resources to help you teach and celebrate one of the 20th century’s greatest scientific and technological accomplishments. Lesson plans and resources are available for all grade levels. Sample lesson: Moon Walk (3-5) Students learn about the Moon’s surface features, human exploration, and how engineers develop technologies to study and explore the Moon.

Check out this regularly updated and popular blog that features too many to count free technology apps & more.

You’ll find everything from PiDay Programming lessons to the latest on Google tools for your classroom.

FMI: https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

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Free Audiobooks

Audible, an Amazon company, is offering two free audiobooks for educators. There are more than 180,000 titles to choose from, so you’re sure to find something you like! But, there is a catch-to receive the free audio books you have to sign up for a free 30-day trial of the Audible service. However, you can cancel at anytime and keep your two audiobooks.

Dinosaur Database

This free resource is a perfect tool for everything dinosaur!

The database, compiled by paleontologists, is complete with names, facts, downloadable images and more. The interactive globe feature allows students to see what the world looked like in the days of dinosaurs.

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Also, if you are a PRIME member you may be eligible for an additional two free months (three months in total)!

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Head to maineea.org/freestuff to find your resources!

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Tech Talk

Your Computer Isn’t Broken: Quick Tech Fixes for Students

BY JACQUI MURRAY | NEATODAY.ORG

The Number One reason—according to students—why their computer doesn’t work is… It’s broken. As a teacher, I hear this daily, often followed by their preferred solution, “I need a different computer.” My students innately think computer problems are something they can’t solve. I asked them what happened in class when I wasn’t there to fix the problem, or at home. I usually got a shrug and one of these responses: • “My classroom teacher can’t fix them.”

• “My mom/dad can’t fix them.”

• “The school tech people couldn’t get there fast enough.”

Which got me thinking about how these problems that bring learning to a screeching halt really aren’t that complicated. They don’t require a Ph.D in engineering or years of experience in IT. So why not teach kids how to troubleshoot their own problems?

I started with a list. Every time a student had a tech problem, I wrote it down and then ticked it off each time it happened. It didn’t take long to determine that there are about 16 problems that happen often and repetitively. Once students learned how to solve these, they’d be able to fix half of the problems that bring their education to a screeching halt. I spent the school year teaching the solutions authentically as they arose starting in kindergarten. By the end of second grade, students felt empowered. By the end of fifth grade, they rarely asked for help.

Here’s my list (below) but yours may be different. Include those that arise in your school’s educational endeavor. For example, if you use Macs, right-click issues won’t be as big a deal.

Once students have these in their toolkit, they realize they can solve their own problems, they can troubleshoot, and they can act independently. Not only does this impact how they use technology but every other part of their lives.

16 SIMPLE TECH SOLUTIONS

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The starting point for many problems Turn the computer off and then on; close down and reopen the internet; turn the modem or printer off and then on.

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The website doesn’t work Check to be sure the URL is entered correctly, not missing letters or the HTTP. If that doesn’t work, change browsers.

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I can’t find a program

The universal exit command for Windowsbased computers is Alt-F4.

Type the name in the Search field. Most MS and HS students prefer this to finding the program other ways.

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Sound doesn’t work

I deleted ___

This could be the mouse, keyboard, monitor, or some other piece of hardware. Make sure it’s plugged in and turned on.

Is it muted? Are headphones plugged in? For little ones, do they have the right headphones on?

If it’s part of a document, use Ctrl+Z to Undo. If it’s a file, check the recycle bin and restore if it’s in there.

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The document is ‘read-only’ Save-as under a different name and edit.

I’m worried about security 1) cover the webcam, and 2) put smartphones in airplane mode (to cut access to the internet).

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Zoom with Ctrl+Z (or Ctrl- to zoom out).

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The Shift key doesn’t work Is caps lock on?

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I can’t exit a program

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The font is too small

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The program froze Is there a dialogue box open that’s waiting for an answer?

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Double-click doesn’t work Push enter after the first click.

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I can’t find ____ in the file The universal Find shortkey is Ctrl+F. This works not only in documents but online.

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I can’t remember how to ____ Right-click. This reveals the most common actions for the context you are in.

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Learning Science With Acadia Greene By: Katie Coppens

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here is a fictional fifth grader from Maine who can help engage and excite your students about science. The chapter book series The Acadia Files, written for students in grades three through six, follows Acadia Greene’s learning over the four seasons.

Book One, Summer Science begins with Acadia waking up excited to pick the blueberries that she has been growing. She discovers that most of them are gone and assumes that her neighbor, a fourth grader named Joshua, stole them and is ready to confront him. Both of Acadia’s parents are science teachers and they encourage her to use the scientific method to gather evidence and discover the answer, rather than make assumptions. Through a self-designed experiment, Acadia realizes that it’s the birds that are taking her blueberries and learns the importance of evidence. Acadia’s use of inquiry and investigation sets the tone for the chapters to come. Other chapters include Acadia learning about DNA through understanding why her best friend has dimples, but Acadia does not. Acadia also learns about weathering and erosion on a trip to the beach and about Earth’s tilt when she tries to understand why the sun comes up so early in the summer. At the end of each chapter, Acadia writes and draws about what she has learned in her science notebook. She lists new science vocabulary that she now understands and comes up with an experiment to further explore her new knowledge.

All of Acadia’s experiments are easily replicated in the classroom or by students at home. Acadia teaches children the importance of asking questions and trying to understand how things work or why things happen. In the process, she also learns lessons about friendship and kindness. Acadia changes in both her understanding of science and her communication about what she has learned. In The Acadia Files: Book Two, Autumn Science, Acadia notices pollution in a nearby pond and realizes the impact that pollution can have, especially on frogs, which are indicator species. Acadia does more research on this topic and uses her knowledge to write a letter to her town council about why it’s important to have trashcans on the trail near the pond.

Acadia documents evidence by taking pictures of pollution and uses her knowledge to try to create change. In The Acadia Files: Book Four, Spring Science the reader learns that Acadia’s letter made a difference.

The books in this series can be used as a read aloud or specific chapters can be read that connect to science content. Some teachers have their students set up science notebooks like Acadia’s and model her approach to science by replicating some of her experiments.

The Acadia Files is written by Katie Coppens, a 6th grade science and ELA teacher who has taught in Lisbon and Falmouth. Much inspiration for writing a book with two science teacher parents came from her marriage to Andrew McCullough, a biology teacher at Brunswick High School.

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Mt. Blue Educator Wins National Award

MEA member Dan Ryder receives award at NEA Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C.

Ryder was recognized at the NEA Foundation’s Awards Gala on Saturday, February 8th in Washington, D.C. MEA leadership joined Ryder at the event. “I turned all of my teaching into an opportunity to teach kids to be problem solvers,” said Ryder. His determination and leadership are what the NEA Foundation looks for when selecting the winners of its award.

The NEA Foundation, a public charity founded by educators for educators, presents the awards to honor educators for their diligence and dedication to students, colleagues, community, and profession, with the generous support of Horace Mann.

“The Maine Education Association and educators across Maine have always known how special Dan Ryder is-how much he excels as an educator, leader in the profession and innovator in his classroom. MEA is excited other educators across the country got to see Ryder shine,” said Grace Leavitt, MEA President.

Also honored were: Matthew Bacon-Brenes, a dual language immersion mentor teacher in Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon; Leah Juelke, a 9th to 12th grade language arts educator for English learner (EL) students at Fargo South High School in Fargo, North Dakota; Cynthia Tong, an 8th Ryder with Malcolm-Jamal Warner, host of the event grade social studies educator at Ewa Makai Middle School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii; and Cicely Woodard, an 8th grade mathematics educator at Freedom Middle School in Franklin, Tennessee. Cicely also took home the top prize during the Gala, the NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence which came with a prize of $25,000.

“The honored educators kindle ideas, open minds, nurture confidence, and build community. They keep the promise of public education by growing the hearts and minds of their students, preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow,” said Harriet Sanford, President and CEO of the NEA Foundation.

“By honoring them with this award, we thank them and all the public school educators they represent, who work tirelessly on behalf of their students, schools, and communities.”

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ive educators, including Dan Ryder, a language arts teacher at Mt. Blue High School, received one of public education’s highest honors, the NEA Foundation’s prestigious Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence.

“Great stuff happens in the Western Foothills of Maine-we just need more people to realize it!” said Ryder. And now they do, thanks to Dan Ryder.

Ryder with his wife and MEA leadership

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“I turned all of my teaching into an opportunity to teach kids to be problem solvers.”Dan Ryder, teacher “So many teachers go above and beyond to serve the needs of their students, and these five educators are great examples of what it takes to excel in the classroom,” said Marita Zuraitis, President and CEO of Horace Mann. “As a company serving educators’ financial needs for more than 70 years, Horace Mann is pleased to honor these educators for playing an instrumental role in educating the children of our future.”

The NEA Foundation and the National Education Association jointly present the awards, which are sponsored by NEA Member Benefits, the Horace Mann Companies, and California Casualty.

Educators were celebrated at the NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Awards Gala on February 8, 2019 by over 850 leaders in public education, philanthropic, and business sectors in Washington, DC, and by many more viewers online.

Ryder on stage with NEA Foundation leaders, NEA President & MEA President

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Maine #RedforEd Day at State House

On Wednesday, April 17, join fellow educators at the State House to support your ability to advocate for the schools your students deserve! Teachers, support staff, retired educators, parents and community members will rally in Augusta, on what MEA is calling #RedforEd Day, at the Maine State House. Join your colleagues, and together let’s ask lawmakers to support several bills that improve teaching & learning & the profession.

“What we are witnessing across the country is not a moment but a movement of and by educators who are advocating for the public schools our students deserve. Educators are empowered and have found their voice in advocating for their students and their profession. I urge all educators on April 17th to join together in Augusta to show lawmakers how we use our “teacher voice” for our students,” said Grace Leavitt, president of the Maine Education Association.

To sign up for MEA #RedforEd Day at the State House head to maineea.org, click the link on the top of the home page.

Teacher Evaluation Proposed Changes-Test Scores Could Be Eliminated

The Maine Education Association has worked hard in Augusta and create a fair evaluation system for teachers in Maine.

Finally, the hard work is beginning to pay off. MEA is happy to report a bill the Association advocated for is moving through the legislative process and is likely on its way to passing. The proposed legislation removes any requirement to use test scores or student learning objectives to evaluate teachers.

The new proposal allows evaluations to be based entirely on standards of professional practice. In addition, the bill, LD 92, would reconstitute the local evaluation steering committee so it must be comprised of a majority of teachers appointed by the local association, and decisions must be reached by consensus.

This provision allows local associations to have a much greater voice in the evaluation process.

MEA is hopeful these changes are possible, and finally Maine educators will have an evaluation process that is fair and helpful to their professional practice.

Increase in Minimum Teacher Salary to $40,000

For six years, MEA has vocally advocated for increasing the minimum teacher salary to $40,000 and the reason is simple – our salaries have fallen way behind other professionals and its difficult to recruit new teachers into the profession. (see page 17 for more)

In mid-March, the Education Committee, with Senator Rebecca Millett leading the charge, passed LD 898 which would lift the minimum teacher salary to $40,000 and provide the funding in order to lift all salaries to that wage. Under LD 898, the State will pay the cost for the first year, and then provide additional funding in the 2nd and 3rd year to districts that need financial support.

While the passage of this bill is in the initial stages, and still requires approval from lawmakers on the floors of the House and Senate, MEA is actively working on a coordinated bargaining plan that would help increase salaries for all its members, across all steps and lanes. It is the belief of MEA that the rising tide will lift all boats and increasing the starting salary to $40,000 will help all members. MEA’s Director of Collective Bargaining and Research is working together with UniServ Directors (your MEA representative in your district) to create effective salary scales that will work toward equity for members. If you have questions regarding this issue, please reach out to your UniServ Director.

Having a Voice in Prep Time, Workload and More

MEA is working to increase your voice on key issues that impact your day-to-day. The ability to have a prep period is currently decided by a School Board. Instead you should be able to negotiate your right to have time to plan your lessons-because that’s what’s best for your students. MEA is working to help pass a bill, LD 240, that would allow local associations to negotiate on several key issues, including prep time, workload and teacher transfers. The Labor Committee has had a hearing on this bill, but superintendents across the state are fighting hard against allowing you to have a voice on this issue. If educators want to make their voices heard on these issues, lawmakers need to hear your stories about why you need a prep period and should be able to negotiate for one. They need to hear why, if you’re an elementary English teacher you shouldn’t be involuntarily transferred to the middle school, but instead should be able to negotiate the issue.

Please contact your lawmaker and share your stories about these issues. You can learn more on how to contact lawmakers on our website at maineea.org/takeaction.

If you have questions on this issue, please contact MEA’s Government Relations Director, John Kosinski at jkosinski@maineea.org

Probationary Period Reduced to Two Years MEA is excited to report its work on reducing the probationary period for teachers has paid off. The Education Committee unanimously voted to support LD 345, a bill that would shorten probationary periods for all new teachers beginning in 2020 from three years to two years. The bill still needs to make its way through the Legislature and be signed by the Governor. MEA will keep you updated on this bill’s progress.

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Classrooms IN CRISIS

How disruptive students are impacting teaching & learning.

Hitting. Spitting. Punching. Kicking.

The list of extreme behaviors happening in Maine schools is too long to list.

These behaviors, in some cases, have made classrooms feel unsafe for both the educator and the student.

Those are some of the findings from a recent survey MEA sent to its members regarding assaults on educators. The questions were simple, but the stories told about the realities in our classrooms speak to a much larger crisis—one where educators aren’t always safe, and students don’t receive the support they need.

The MEA believes its members’ stories need to be shared with lawmakers in order to help create the needed changes to ensure we have safe and positive learning environments for both students and staff. MEA is working on solutions to this problem. Please review the information on the following pages, both statistics and anonymous remarks, that will help guide MEA as we inform lawmakers of the problem so they can better craft a solution in conjunction with input from our members.

What’s Really Happening In Our Schools According to Survey Responses “In the public school I have been hit, pushed, and had things thrown at me.

It used to be met with shock and dismay but seems to have become a part of the job.”

“I used to work in a behavioral program. We needed to restrain children on occasion. I personally went to the hospital three times in one year. Twice for contusions, once because I had been spit on so much that my pants were wet.”

“I have been hit, kicked, pushed several times. I transferred out of our behavioral program because I felt the potential for being hurt was too high.”

“At the beginning of this school year, I had a student who struggled to adjust back to school and the academic demands of the grade level. He would act out by throwing small items, climbing on tables, or general smallscale destruction of classroom materials. There were a few times when he was throwing things and kicking/swinging his arms in close proximity to other students, and while evacuating them for their safety, I stepped closer to him to block another child from being hit. One day, he swiped at my arm and tried to kick at me while I was blocking him. He was removed from the classroom by administration. The next day, a similar situation presented, except this time he purposely lashed out and hit me on the arm twice, leaving a red mark. He was again removed from the classroom by administration.”

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What’s Really Happening In Our Schools Cont.

“I have been bit, kicked, punched, spit on, urinated on, had my hair pulled.

I have had clothes torn, glasses broken and have been repeatedly called foul names, including the ‘C-word'”

Explaining Why According to Survey Responses “Cognitively impaired students who also have behavioral and emotional issues will not be sent to local day treatment because we do not have an "appropriate" program.”

“The number of students with emotional, behavioral, and post trauma issues has drastically risen in recent years without an equal rise in funding for programming, staffing, or training. School-based social work services do not exist, and other than guidance counselors, the only option is referral to outside agencies. A common response from the special education director is that numbers are high everywhere and towns will not support an increased budget. Staff are not adequately trained or supported to deal with clinical level issues.”

“I work in an Autism Program, which in my experience tend to be chronically understaffed and undersupplied. My students have many extreme behaviors and my staff and I are on the front lines bearing the brunt of them, including hitting, kicking, spitting, throwing items, rectal digging, ruminating, urinating and more. We’re all Safety Care trained, however the behaviors are extreme enough that we continually experience abuse at the hands of students. This has been an ongoing problem. About halfway through the year, admin provided us with disposable lab coats to protect our clothes from the spit. However, we are still waiting on spit guards that were supposedly ordered for us. We also need protection for our eyeglasses, which have repeatedly been knocked off our faces at our own expense.”

Solutions MEA is working with lawmakers to pass new legislation that would specifically address this issue. The Association brought the concerns of our members, as outlined on these pages, to Senator Rebecca Millett who has now introduced a bill, LD 1370, with guidance from MEA. The bill’s summary states: “This bill requires a school administrative unit to immediately investigate allegations of violent behavior by a student against a public school employee and, if an allegation is substantiated, to institute an action plan to avoid future violent behavior. The action plan must be instituted prior to the student’s return to school and must emphasize minimizing suspensions and expulsions of a student who demonstrated violent behavior, prioritizing counseling and guidance services for the student, restorative justice and training for public school employees who interact with the student. The bill also prohibits a school administrative unit from counting time away from work, due to an injury resulting from violent behavior, against a public school employee’s accrued sick leave.”

MEA will advocate for this legislation and keep its members aware of its progress.

April 2019 • www.maineea.org

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Social Security Benefits & What to Expect

T

he Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) deprive nearly 9 million hard-working Americans of the Social Security benefits they have earned – educators, police officers, firefighters, and other employees of state and local governments who dedicate their lives to public service. The GPO reduces public employees’ Social Security spousal or survivor benefits by two-thirds of their public pension; the WEP reduces the Social Security benefits of people who also receive public pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security.

How Do I Know Whether the WEP Affects Me? There are three general criteria.

1. You work or worked for a state or local government in non-Social Security-covered employment.

2. You are entitled to a government pension from that employment. The Social Security Administration (SSA) deems you to be “entitled to a pension” when you file an application for the pension and a benefit is payable.

3. You are entitled to a Social Security retirement or disability benefit. In order to receive any benefit from social security, you have to have 10 years in social security covered employment.

I Heard That if Someone has a Government Pension from Non-SS Covered Military Reserve Service, He/She is Not Subject to the WEP. Is that True?

Yes. Congress exempted that type of service from the WEP.

How Severe is the WEP Reduction?

Table 2. Monthly Benefit for a Worker With Average Indexed Monthly Earnings of $1,500 Regular Formula 90% of first $791 32% of earnings over 791 and through $4,768 15% over $4,768 Total Monthly Benefit

$711.90 $226.88 $0.00 $938.78

WEP 40% of first $791 32% of earnings over 791 and through $4,768 15% over $4,768 Total Monthly Benefit

$316.40 $226.88 $0.00 $543.28

What is the Government Pension Offset (GPO)?

The Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefit of a person who also receives a pension from government employment (federal, state or local) that was based on work not covered by Social Security is reduced by a provision known as the GPO. The GPO reduction to Social Security spousal and widow(er) benefits is equal to two-thirds of the pension from non-covered government employment. If the pension from non-covered work is sufficiently large in comparison to a person’s Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefit, the GPO may eliminate the entire Social Security spousal or widow(er) benefit. Refer to the chart below for an example of how the GPO could impact your benefits.

John

Mary

Social Security retired or disabled worker monthly benefit (based on worker’s earnings record)

$2,000

N/A

Non-Social Security-covered (government) monthly pension

N/A

$900

Maximum Social Security spousal monthly benefit eligible to receive (based on spouse’s earnings record, equal to 50% of the spouse’s Social Security retired worker benefit)

N/A

$1,000

Reduction in Social Security spousal monthly benefit due to GPO (equals 2/3 of the non-Social Security-covered pension: $900*2/3 = $600)

N/A

$600

Actual Social Security spousal monthly benefit paid (subtracts 2/3 of non-Social Security-covered worker’s pension from Social Security spousal benefit: $1,000-$600 = $400)

N/A

$400

Total Monthly retirement benefits paid to John (Social Security only) and Mary (Social Security plus pension from $2,000 non-covered employment) 14

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$1,300

Your Pension: What You Need to Know As you likely know, as an educator invested in the Maine Public Employee Retirement System (MainePERS) you will receive a pension upon retirement. For the purposes of the Teacher Retirement Plan, only certified professional staff qualify. Other classifications may be covered under a MainePERS Participating Local District (PLD) plan. The Teacher Retirement Plan is designed as a replacement for Social Security, meaning teachers do not pay into Social Security and will not receive a Social Security benefit for time spent teaching. If teachers have also worked in Social Security eligible jobs, pension service will likely impact benefits earned under that system depending on how much creditable time has been worked. The following two pages are designed to educate you on the retirement system, your pension, and help you learn more about how you can save now if retirement is far off or help you prepare if you’re planning to retire in the coming years.

How much will my pension check be when I retire?

Teacher Retirement Plan: It depends. The pension you receive is based on a formula, and will be different for everybody. The formula: Average of the highest 3 years of your salary X 2% X Total number of years worked under the system = Pension/Year For Example: $40,000 X 2% X 35 = $28,000/Year (a portion is taxed, explained below) In a PLD: This calculation varies depending on which plan your district participates in; contact your payroll administrator for more information.

I don’t plan to retire for another 30 years, will there even be money left to fund the pension?

Yes, Per the Maine Constitution the pension system must be funded. The pension system is nearly 90% funded and one of the best funded plans in the country.

Can the WEP Eliminate My Entire Social Security Benefit?

It cannot be reduced by more than half, so if you have a pension of $500, the WEP reduction cannot exceed $250.

When I receive my pension check in retirement, will taxes be taken out?

In short, yes, some taxes will be taken out. You are not taxed twice for your contributions; however when you pay into the System you have already paid State taxes on your contribution amounts. In addition, if you made contributions before January 1, 1989 you have already paid Federal taxes. However, you are responsible for the taxes on the amount of money the State contributed to your pension (that’s the 2.65% mentioned above). In addition, you have not paid State or Federal taxes on the interest your contributions earned while you were working, so you will be responsible for that amount as well. Each January, after you retire, MainePERS will send you a 1099-R form to let you know how much in benefits you received in the previous year. The form also indicates how much of your total benefit is subject to state and federal withholdings. This is true for both the Teacher Retirement Plan and a PLD.

I didn’t always work in education and contribute to MainePERS. I used to have another job and I contributed to Social Security. Will that affect my pension benefit?

No. You will still receive your pension, as long as you are vested. However, your Social Security payment will likely be lower due to the fact that you are also receiving money from a pension. This may not be true for certain PLDs, but is the case for all enrolled in the Teacher Retirement Plan. Your Social Security benefit will also be decreased if you take a private sector job and contribute to Social Security after you retire from your public sector job. The reduction is known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) which again, reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security. You are only eligible to receive Social Security benefits after you’ve worked for 10 or more years (40 quarters [4 quarters in a year]) in a Social Security eligible job. Social Security benefits received by those who also receive a pension are impacted on a sliding scale, depending on how many years you’ve contributed to Social Security. The chart below highlights the reduction in benefits due to the Windfall Elimination based on years of Social Security Coverage: Years of Social Security Coverage and Maximum Monthly Reduction due to Windfall Elimination (for those 62 years old in 2015) 20 or less

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

$413

$371.70

$330.40

$289.10

$247.80

$206.50

$165.20

$123.90

$82.60

$41.30

$0

*Important: The maximum amount may be overstated. The WEP reduction is limited to one-half of your pension from non-covered employment.

Source: Social Security Administration, How the Windfall Elimination Provision Can Affect Your Social Security Benefit, Washington, DC. April 2019 • www.maineea.org

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FAST FACTS

Starting Teacher Pay National Rankings

Salary

NEA’s Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy department annually collects teacher salary data for public school districts across the US. On this page you will find some of the data points from that research.

40th

Maine Falling Behind

89.6% of all teachers in the Northeast receive a starting salary of at least $40,000-HOWEVER, Maine lags far behind with just 7.4% of teachers in Maine receiving that starting wage.

Nationwide After adjusting for inflation, the national average teacher salary has decreased by 4.5% over the past decade.

22nd

Why Collective Bargaining Matters The beginning salary of teachers in states with a bargaining law is $2,235 more than in states without a bargaining law. Top pay is $11,478 higher in states with a bargaining law.

28th

Teacher Pay Gap According to new research from the Economic Policy Institute For all public school teachers, the relative wage gap (regressionadjusted for education, experience, and other factors known to affect earnings) has grown substantially, reaching a record 18.7 percent in 2017.

7th 5th 12th

Average BA Minimums 2017-18 • Maine - $34,788 • Connecticut - $45,922 • Massachusetts - $45,498 • New Hampshire - $37,395 • Rhode Island - $41,869 *For the purposes of the report, any reference made to “teacher” is inclusive of all certified educator positions (e.g., guidance counselors, librarians, etc.).

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• Vermont - $38,499

2018-19 Teacher Salary Guide ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AUBURN LEWISTON LISBON RSU 16, POLAND RSU 52, TURNER RSU 73, JAY-LIVERMORE ANDROSCOGGIN AVERAGE AROOSTOOK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AOS 95 - SAD 27, FORT KENT CASWELL EASTON MADAWASKA RSU 33, ST. AGATHA RSU 39, CARIBOU RSU 42, MARS HILL RSU 45, WASHBURN RSU 50, SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK RSU 70, HODGDON RSU 79, PRESQUE ISLE RSU 86, FORT FAIRFIELD RSU 88, VAN BUREN SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK REGION 2 WOODLAND AROOSTOOK AVERAGE CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BRUNSWICK CAPE ELIZABETH FALMOUTH GORHAM PORTLAND RSU 05, FREEPORT RSU 14, WINDHAM RSU 15, GRAY RSU 51, CUMBERLAND RSU 61, BRIDGTON SCARBOROUGH SOUTH PORTLAND WESTBROOK YARMOUTH CUMBERLAND AVERAGE FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

FLAGSTAFF RSU, EUSTIS RSU 09, FARMINGTON RSU 58, PHILLIPS RSU 78, RANGELEY FRANKLIN AVERAGE HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AOS 91 - BAR HARBOR AOS 91 - MT DESERT CSD AOS 91 - MT DESERT ELEM

Use this salary guide to better understand how educators are paid across Maine. Information is based off of contracts submitted to MEA for the 2018-19 school year.

BACHELOR’S MIN

$36,562 $36,300 $34,591 $35,000 $36,106 $35,020 $35,597 MIN

$32,680 $32,000 $31,235 $35,195 $34,034 $33,591 $37,000 $30,906 $30,301 $31,166 $31,637 $30,000 $37,000 $30,026 $33,772 $32,703 MIN

$36,136 $41,301 $40,183 $36,580 $39,219 $37,394 $37,148 $37,500 $43,334 $34,105 $38,067 $40,422 $34,900 $40,592 $38,349 MIN

$33,679 $34,900 $34,575 $34,135 $34,322

STEP 10

MASTER’S MAX

$50,718 $58,456 $50,820 $63,888 $45,933 $62,489 $42,500 $56,500 $44,398 $58,719 $47,217 $61,491 $46,931 $60,257 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$48,613 $57,391 $42,000 $43,500 $45,728 $60,530 $50,754 $57,988 $47,124 $60,214 $43,504 $62,150 $51,800 $62,160 $43,268 $50,686 $39,369 $53,877 $40,450 $55,344 $40,417 $61,786 $45,611 $62,068 $54,900 $67,430 $36,939 $57,008 $40,629 $50,805 $44,740 $57,529 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$49,226 $72,132 $59,185 $72,071 $60,275 $74,339 $54,871 $65,845 $56,225 $85,726 $52,350 $63,195 $50,948 $68,048 $48,875 $66,125 $52,802 $69,535 $49,452 $49,452 $56,400 $67,787 $57,746 $65,445 $53,272 $73,156 $60,889 $72,661 $54,465 $68,966 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$41,723 $52,106 $40,856 $57,943 $42,766 $60,832 $43,696 $59,320 $42,260 $57,550 BACHELOR’S

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$40,827 $38,600 $38,742 $36,750 $38,206 $36,565 $38,282

$55,510 $54,040 $51,445 $44,250 $46,898 $49,491 $50,272 MASTER’S

$63,691 $67,936 $69,988 $58,250 $61,200 $64,482 $64,258

16 20 37 21 21 19

95/84 42/41 62/28 114/123 93/102 72/78

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$36,680 $34,000 $33,109 $37,215 $38,034 $35,289 $39,960 $31,906 $32,820 $33,266 $33,437 $31,600 $39,000 $30,696 $34,972 $34,799

$52,613 $44,000 $48,472 $54,047 $51,124 $45,670 $55,944 $44,268 $41,888 $42,550 $42,217 $48,188 $58,500 $37,608 $41,829 $47,261 MASTER’S

$61,391 $45,000 $64,162 $61,991 $64,214 $65,206 $67,133 $51,686 $56,396 $57,444 $63,586 $65,576 $72,150 $57,677 $52,005 $60,374

21 12 20 15 21 36 18 17 26 25 39 31 18 41 21

105/99 160/161 80/81 98/97 83/80 66/72 65/44 141/148 130/133 123/128 68/85 67/69 23/21 108/126 139/145

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$40,183 $46,257 $44,202 $40,330 $40,607 $41,506 $40,625 $39,700 $48,689 $37,516 $41,798 $44,272 $41,879 $44,652 $42,301

$53,273 $64,142 $64,293 $58,620 $56,225 $58,147 $54,425 $51,925 $59,328 $52,863 $60,150 $61,595 $60,251 $64,948 $58,585 MASTER’S

$78,854 $78,019 $80,367 $69,594 $85,726 $71,497 $71,525 $70,575 $78,129 $61,389 $73,649 $72,374 $80,136 $78,749 $75,042

25 26 25 26 31 21/24 31 25 37 11/16 31 15/17 51 41

9/5 10/8 3/2 30/30 1/1 49/23 18/22 28/26 15/7 146/100 20/15 33/19 4/3 6/6

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$37,820 $36,900 $38,606 $37,635 $37,740

$46,955 $42,891 $46,208 $47,196 $45,813 MASTER’S

$58,641 $60,402 $66,344 $62,820 $62,052

20 32 26 21

136/121 99/109 78/54 86/89

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$38,500 $38,500 $38,500

$45,948 $45,948 $45,948

$63,116 $63,116 $63,116

$41,000 $41,000 $41,000

$48,448 $48,448 $48,448

$65,616 $65,616 $65,616

26 26 26

50/62 50/62 50/62

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AOS 91 - SOUTHWEST HARBOR AOS 91 - TREMONT AOS 91 - TRENTON BLUE HILL BROOKLIN BROOKSVILLE CASTINE DEER ISLE-STONINGTON CSD ELLSWORTH HANCOCK LAMOINE OTIS RSU 24, SULLIVAN RSU 25, BUCKSPORT SEDGWICK SURRY HANCOCK AVERAGE KENNEBEC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AUGUSTA FAYETTE RSU 02, HALLOWELL RSU 04, SABATTUS RSU 11, GARDINER RSU 18, OAKLAND RSU 38, MARANACOOK VASSALBORO WINSLOW WINTHROP KENNEBEC AVERAGE KNOX COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

APPLETON FIVE TOWN CSD HOPE RSU 07, NORTH HAVEN RSU 08, VINALHAVEN RSU 13, ROCKLAND RSU 28, CAMDEN ST. GEORGE KNOX AVERAGE LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AOS 93 - BRISTOL AOS 93 - GREAT SALT BAY CSD AOS 93 - JEFFERSON AOS 93 - NOBLEBORO AOS 93 - SOUTH BRISTOL AOS 98 - BOOTHBAY-BOOTHBAY HARBOR CSD AOS 98 - EDGECOMB AOS 98 - SOUTHPORT RSU 12, WINDSOR RSU 40, WALDOBORO WISCASSET LINCOLN AVERAGE OXFORD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

FRYEBURG ACADEMY OXFORD REGION 11 RSU 10, RUMFORD

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$38,500 $38,500 $38,500 $31,950 $34,886 $33,806 $34,000 $33,233 $35,850 $33,658 $35,759 $35,000 $35,000 $33,000 $33,000 $37,108 $35,645 MIN

$35,314 $34,000 $34,389 $33,000 $36,533 $36,000 $35,450 $38,272 $36,134 $32,333 $35,143 MIN

$35,500 $40,439 $35,000 $41,694 $37,586 $39,425 $40,439 $39,041 $38,641 MIN

$39,639 $40,945 $35,644 $35,500 $39,079 $36,857 $42,950 $38,200 $34,742 $38,501 $34,542 $37,873

$45,948 $63,116 $45,948 $63,116 $45,948 $63,116 $42,000 $48,000 $42,886 $43,868 $42,407 $42,407 $43,100 $44,135 $43,091 $52,650 $39,572 $53,500 $38,873 $46,753 $40,974 $51,691 $43,750 $53,500 $44,803 $55,953 $40,320 $57,130 $39,003 $45,673 $44,590 $54,418 $43,214 $54,125 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$42,167 $64,988 $41,257 $56,517 $45,919 $59,567 $41,654 $55,480 $44,931 $60,844 $42,792 $65,000 $41,111 $60,592 $51,700 $67,143 $42,624 $67,693 $43,081 $57,524 $43,724 $61,535 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$44,673 $57,878 $55,632 $72,212 $45,000 $59,150 $52,559 $64,510 $49,352 $67,000 $50,425 $64,125 $55,632 $72,212 $51,791 $64,766 $50,633 $65,232 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$54,813 $65,101 $52,087 $66,172 $44,284 $59,091 $50,076 $57,464 $51,460 $65,472 $48,482 $71,206 $54,828 $69,990 $50,853 $65,578 $40,299 $65,873 $45,766 $63,088 $40,463 $67,520 $48,492 $65,141 BACHELOR’S

$41,000 $41,000 $41,000 $33,850 $37,403 $36,316 $36,598 $35,340 $38,350 $36,810 $38,911 $37,000 $37,000 $35,700 $34,000 $38,274 $37,976

$48,448 $48,448 $48,448 $43,350 $45,403 $46,147 $46,393 $45,893 $42,210 $42,025 $44,126 $45,750 $47,363 $43,481 $40,003 $46,689 $45,764 MASTER’S

$65,616 $65,616 $65,616 $47,150 $54,203 $49,354 $51,010 $56,346 $56,000 $49,905 $57,890 $55,500 $59,150 $61,276 $46,673 $57,356 $57,658

26 26 26 15 22 10/14 11/14 20 22 21 22 21 20 26 21 21

50/62 50/62 50/62 151/158 159/141 161/156 157/151 135/135 132/138 152/155 137/124 132/139 118/116 106/101 156/159 127/130

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$37,781 $35,000 $38,546 $37,500 $38,542 $38,000 $37,450 $40,272 $37,968 $35,133 $37,619

$45,112 $42,257 $51,470 $47,249 $47,402 $44,792 $43,111 $53,700 $44,788 $45,881 $46,576 MASTER’S

$69,528 $57,517 $66,768 $64,027 $64,276 $67,000 $62,592 $69,143 $71,129 $60,324 $65,230

26 23 20 20 23 26 29 28 29 29

36/31 113/127 85/50 121/82 77/79 35/47 79/92 24/32 21/24 102/110

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$38,500 $43,688 $37,900 $44,282 $39,086 $41,725 $43,688 $41,281 $41,269

$47,673 $58,882 $47,900 $55,147 $50,852 $52,725 $58,882 $54,031 $53,262 MASTER’S

$60,878 $75,462 $62,050 $67,098 $68,500 $66,425 $75,462 $67,006 $67,860

21 29 20 22 26 20 21 20

100/103 7/10 88/96 39/45 25/36 40/53 7/10 37/46

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$41,630 $42,945 $39,909 $37,500 $41,592 $38,593 $44,950 $42,975 $37,792 $40,846 $37,042 $40,525

$57,566 $54,087 $49,583 $52,897 $54,769 $50,765 $57,381 $57,209 $43,349 $48,553 $42,963 $51,738 MASTER’S

$68,371 $68,172 $66,162 $60,701 $69,681 $74,463 $73,249 $73,776 $68,923 $66,931 $70,020 $69,132

16 21 21 15 19 23 20 19 24 24 29

34/37 27/38 90/56 104/105 32/29 11/13 14/16 31/14 29/34 56/48 22/27

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

MIN

STEP 10

MAX

STEPS (BA/MA)

BA MAX/MA MAX (OUT OF 162)

$36,750 $35,309 $35,166

$46,750 $43,509 $47,260

$58,750 $57,684 $61,664

$39,750 $37,533 $38,328

$49,750 $45,733 $50,423

$61,750 $59,908 $64,826

23 26 20

92/98 101/113 70/74

RSU 17, PARIS RSU 44, BETHEL RSU 55, PORTER RSU 56, DIXFIELD RSU 72, FRYEBURG OXFORD AVERAGE PENOBSCOT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AOS 90 - SAD 30, LEE EAST MILLINOCKET GLENBURN GREENBUSH MEDWAY MILFORD MILLINOCKET ORRINGTON RSU 19, NEWPORT RSU 22, HAMPDEN RSU 26, ORONO RSU 34, OLD TOWN RSU 63, HOLDEN RSU 64, CORINTH RSU 67, LINCOLN RSU 87, CARMEL RSU 89, PATTEN SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT REGION 4 VEAZIE PENOBSCOT AVERAGE PISCATAQUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

FOXCROFT ACADEMY RSU 68, DOVER-FOXCROFT RSU 80, GUILFORD PISCATAQUIS AVERAGE SAGADAHOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AOS 98 - GEORGETOWN RSU 01, BATH RSU 75, TOPSHAM SAGADAHOC AVERAGE SOMERSET COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

AOS 94 - HARMONY ATHENS RSU 49, FAIRFIELD RSU 53, PITTSFIELD RSU 54, SKOWHEGAN RSU 59, MADISON RSU 74, ANSON RSU 82, JACKMAN RSU 83, BINGHAM SOMERSET AVERAGE WALDO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ISLESBORO LINCOLNVILLE NORTHPORT RSU 03, UNITY RSU 20, SEARSPORT RSU 71, BELFAST

$35,602 $36,127 $35,000 $35,166 $34,170 $35,411 MIN

$31,775 $33,300 $33,190 $32,500 $32,470 $37,000 $34,000 $35,082 $31,500 $34,476 $34,250 $37,100 $34,000 $35,000 $32,900 $34,500 $30,301 $34,200 $35,100 $33,823 MIN

$34,500 $34,500 $35,166 $34,722 MIN

$37,371 $33,999 $36,300 $35,890 MIN

$34,692 $40,189 $37,500 $33,158 $36,500 $36,000 $36,139 $32,092 $32,802 $35,452

$44,002 $56,602 $43,468 $56,921 $42,445 $58,000 $47,260 $61,664 $44,584 $58,172 $44,910 $58,682 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$39,525 $54,250 $39,000 $56,500 $47,710 $66,770 $42,500 $56,500 $41,904 $48,398 $42,300 $61,000 $39,500 $50,500 $43,546 $50,717 $45,675 $61,425 $43,550 $63,845 $47,950 $71,150 $48,050 $63,500 $42,000 $62,500 $43,300 $58,500 $40,973 $57,500 $38,774 $49,558 $39,369 $53,877 $44,300 $57,100 $49,600 $68,750 $43,133 $58,544 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$46,365 $61,706 $42,431 $60,496 $41,806 $56,746 $43,534 $59,649 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$52,446 $70,536 $50,999 $72,923 $51,300 $67,800 $51,582 $70,420 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

MAX

$43,842 $46,587 $49,552 $55,793 $45,000 $64,000 $45,221 $58,793 $42,950 $64,691 $46,997 $56,811 $44,972 $54,212 $44,929 $56,482 $45,693 $55,409 $45,462 $56,975 BACHELOR’S

$37,826 $38,346 $36,800 $38,328 $36,582 $37,937

$46,226 $46,097 $44,245 $50,423 $47,731 $47,579 MASTER’S

$58,826 $59,922 $59,800 $64,826 $62,279 $61,517

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$41,525 $41,000 $49,710 $43,800 $43,442 $43,900 $41,000 $47,401 $48,825 $46,630 $49,950 $50,550 $43,500 $45,300 $42,518 $40,474 $41,888 $46,200 $51,600 $45,222 MASTER’S

$56,250 $58,500 $68,770 $57,800 $49,936 $62,600 $52,000 $55,235 $64,575 $68,150 $73,150 $66,000 $64,000 $60,500 $59,000 $51,258 $56,396 $60,600 $70,750 $60,814

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$49,725 $45,505 $43,806 $46,345 MASTER’S

$66,178 $64,878 $58,746 $63,267

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$39,431 $37,399 $40,800 $39,210

$54,506 $54,399 $55,800 $54,902 MASTER’S

$72,596 $76,688 $72,300 $73,861

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$37,671 $45,012 $39,000 $37,682 $39,700 $39,000 $37,363 $34,659 $37,462 $38,617

$50,896 $55,498 $49,000 $49,746 $46,150 $49,997 $47,146 $47,496 $50,587 $49,613 MASTER’S

$65,443 $62,489 $68,000 $63,318 $67,891 $59,811 $65,625 $59,049 $60,635 $63,585

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$38,607 $38,936 $35,376 $34,773 $35,029 $35,030

$51,330 $46,981 $50,509 $42,473 $48,386 $50,620

$62,841 $63,706 $60,867 $53,473 $60,520 $62,388

$41,823 $42,436 $37,776 $38,273 $37,296 $37,230

$54,226 $50,481 $52,909 $45,973 $50,652 $52,820

$65,680 $67,206 $63,267 $56,973 $62,786 $64,583

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WALDO AVERAGE WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

$36,292 MIN

AOS 77 - ALEXANDER AOS 77 - CHARLOTTE AOS 77 - EASTPORT AOS 77 - LUBEC AOS 77 - PEMBROKE AOS 77 - PERRY AOS 90 - BAILEYVILLE AOS 90 - PRINCETON AOS 96 - CUTLER AOS 96 - EAST MACHIAS AOS 96 - JONESBORO AOS 96 - MACHIAS AOS 96 - MACHIASPORT CALAIS CHERRYFIELD EAST RANGE RSU 37, HARRINGTON WASHINGTON AVERAGE YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ACTON BIDDEFORD KITTERY RSU 06, BUXTON RSU 35, ELIOT RSU 57, ALFRED RSU 60, BERWICK SACO SANFORD WELLS-QGUNQUIT CSD YORK AVERAGE STATEWIDE AVERAGE

$30,500 $31,732 $32,782 $30,600 $34,328 $31,839 $32,020 $30,000 $31,518 $30,700 $32,000 $30,600 $30,900 $30,300 $33,260 $31,500 $33,271 $31,609

$48,383 $60,633 BACHELOR’S STEP 10

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$42,500 $59,300 $34,229 $40,951 $38,452 $54,895 $35,062 $46,595 $39,828 $50,278 $36,350 $54,816 $48,031 $62,440 $42,770 $54,713 $35,133 $44,024 $35,400 $48,550 $38,750 $48,200 $38,100 $49,350 $34,150 $46,200 $44,346 $59,127 $41,260 $50,860 $46,500 $55,500 $40,313 $50,648 $39,481 $51,556 BACHELOR’S

$39,139

$51,177 MASTER’S

$63,416

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$32,000 $33,605 $34,640 $30,817 $35,818 $32,369 $35,224 $32,154 $33,094 $32,350 $32,500 $32,600 $31,930 $32,520 $34,360 $36,000 $34,323 $33,312

$44,000 $35,790 $40,310 $37,237 $41,818 $37,835 $51,234 $45,424 $37,114 $38,350 $39,250 $40,100 $36,305 $47,302 $42,360 $51,000 $42,218 $41,626 MASTER’S

$60,800 $42,314 $56,753 $50,233 $53,218 $56,302 $65,636 $57,367 $46,532 $51,550 $48,700 $52,850 $50,730 $62,084 $51,960 $60,000 $53,284 $54,136

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$36,684 $35,360 $38,799 $38,750 $42,140 $35,804 $35,647 $35,771 $36,822 $47,007 $38,278 $35,354

$49,684 $53,040 $53,239 $49,450 $55,990 $47,977 $49,975 $50,079 $49,392 $61,314 $52,014 $45,901

$62,684 $63,648 $61,295 $59,850 $68,640 $63,366 $62,835 $62,957 $63,670 $74,803 $64,375 $59,698

$39,327 $38,896 $41,769 $41,750 $46,143 $39,190 $38,392 $38,632 $39,589 $51,095 $41,478 $37,937

$52,327 $56,576 $56,209 $52,450 $61,309 $51,362 $52,720 $52,941 $52,159 $65,401 $55,345 $48,782

$65,327 $68,952 $66,548 $62,850 $75,162 $66,794 $65,580 $65,818 $66,728 $78,890 $68,265 $63,307

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Education Support Professionals Hourly Wage Benchmark Ratings 2018-19 BUS DRIVER

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Maine Educator • April 2019

MEAN: MINIMUM $22.58 $20.45 $18.77 $18.58 $18.51 $17.96 $17.69 $17.65 $17.58 $17.50 $17.50 $17.31 $16.98 $16.85 $16.85 $16.50 $16.31 $16.21 $16.21 $16.10

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MAXIMUM $26.35 $22.78 $22.75 $22.74 $22.58 $22.08 $22.04 $21.50 $21.40 $21.36 $21.35 $21.06 $21.02 $20.75 $20.72 $20.36 $20.05 $19.60 $19.26 $19.26

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$16.02 $15.76 $15.61 $15.61 $15.58 $15.57 $15.50 $15.48 $15.00 $14.77 $14.72 $14.51 $14.34 $14.26 $14.12 $13.60 $13.54 $13.50 $13.50 $13.49 $13.48 $13.39 $13.16 $13.00 $12.50 $12.47 $12.34 $12.00 $11.59 $11.50 $11.48 $11.30 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

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RSU 74, ANSON RSU 40, WALDOBORO AOS 90 - BAILEYVILLE WOODLAND RSU 78, RANGELEY AOS 93 - GREAT SALT BAY AOS 91 - BAR HARBOR RSU 09, FARMINGTON RSU 18, OAKLAND AOS 94 - HARMONY RSU 80, GUILFORD FAYETTE RSU 17, PARIS AOS 77 - EASTPORT RSU 59, MADISON RSU 67, LINCOLN RSU 50, SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK RSU 89, PATTEN CASWELL RSU 04, SABATTUS RSU 83, BINGHAM RSU 03, UNITY AOS 77 - PEMBROKE ATHENS FIVE TOWNS CSD AOS 96 - EAST MACHIAS MADAWASKA RSU 29, HOULTON AOS 96 - MACHIAS AOS 90 - SAD 30, LEE AOS 77 - RSU 85, LUBEC AOS 96 - WHITING RSU 64, CORINTH AOS 96 - MACHIASPORT RSU 33, ST. AGATHA

$19.14 $19.07 $19.00 $19.00 $18.70 $18.69 $18.52 $18.32 $18.31 $18.23 $18.04 $17.96 $17.83 $17.80 $17.74 $17.72 $17.64 $17.55 $17.50 $17.50 $17.27 $17.20 $17.09 $17.07 $16.83 $16.59 $16.57 $16.10 $16.05 $15.66 $15.58 $15.50 $15.30 $14.64 $14.12

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SCHOOL DISTRICT YARMOUTH (COOK) RSU 71, BELFAST PORTLAND (COOK) LEWISTON (COOK) AOS 91 - BAR HARBOR YARMOUTH SCARBOROUGH (COOK) GORHAM (COOK) CAPE ELIZABETH BLUE HILL ST. GEORGE (COOK) RSU 17, PARIS WESTBROOK (COOK) PORTLAND NORTHPORT LEWISTON GORHAM RSU 38, MARANACOOK (COOK) LINCOLNVILLE RSU 14, WINDHAM (COOK) SCARBOROUGH BREWER RSU 13, ROCKLAND

MEAN: MINIMUM $18.06 $16.28 $16.21 $15.56 $15.52 $15.51 $15.42 $15.22 $15.00 $14.61 $14.53 $14.32 $14.19 $14.16 $14.10 $14.07 $13.94 $13.91 $13.77 $13.69 $13.58 $13.56 $13.50

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MAXIMUM $22.08 $20.68 $20.16 $19.96 $19.59 $19.30 $18.94 $18.92 $18.85 $18.79 $18.52 $18.45 $18.31 $18.06 $18.02 $17.97 $17.81 $17.53 $17.50 $17.50 $17.48 $17.40 $17.38

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$13.41 $13.25 $13.17 $13.00 $13.00 $12.83 $12.82 $12.82 $12.76 $12.75 $12.73 $12.67 $12.34 $12.31 $12.29 $12.23 $12.20 $12.11 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $11.88 $11.87 $11.70 $11.69 $11.66 $11.65 $11.59 $11.55 $11.55 $11.54 $11.49 $11.25 $11.25 $11.10 $11.10 $11.10 $11.02 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

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$17.16 $17.13 $17.12 $16.90 $16.88 $16.75 $16.74 $16.54 $16.50 $16.47 $16.33 $16.27 $16.27 $16.18 $16.15 $16.15 $16.10 $15.95 $15.93 $15.89 $15.85 $15.71 $15.69 $15.69 $15.54 $15.52 $15.50 $15.50 $15.46 $15.40 $15.38 $15.28 $15.00 $15.00 $14.93 $14.76 $14.62 $14.48 $14.41 $14.35 $14.32 $14.30 $14.28 $14.26 $14.22 $14.08 $14.00 $13.92 $13.84 $13.75 $13.65 $13.55 $13.52 $13.35 $12.34

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YARMOUTH BRUNSWICK FIVE TOWN CSD LINCOLNVILLE WELLS-OGUNQUIT CSD GORHAM NORTHPORT WISCASSET RSU 14, WINDHAM CAPE ELIZABETH FALMOUTH SACO KITTERY RSU 34, OLD TOWN RSU 72, FRYEBURG RSU 22, HAMPDEN BREWER LISBON RSU 71, BELFAST BROOKLIN RSU 15, GRAY SCARBOROUGH AUGUSTA AOS 93 - GREAT SALT BAY RSU 83, BINGHAM WESTBROOK RSU 12, WINDSOR RSU 13, ROCKLAND RSU 38, MARANACOOK RSU 06, BUXTON AOS 91 - BAR HARBOR AOS 77 - EASTPORT RSU 02, HALLOWELL RSU 74, ANSON BLUE HILL RSU 21, KENNEBUNK ST. GEORGE SEDGWICK AOS 77 - ALEXANDER AOS 98 - BOOTHBAY CSD RSU 18, OAKLAND RSU 40, WALDOBORO RSU 17, PARIS AOS 90 - BAILEYVILLE WOODLAND RSU 16, POLAND RSU 59, MADISON RSU 09, FARMINGTON RSU 53, PITTSFIELD ATHENS RSU 19, NEWPORT RSU 50, SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK AOS 96 - MACHIAS RSU 89, PATTEN RSU 26, ORONO RSU 11, GARDINER RSU 04, SABATTUS RSU 25, BUCKSPORT AOS 77 - PEMBROKE GREENVILLE FAYETTE AOS 96 - EAST MACHIAS

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$22.01 $20.75 $20.72 $20.72 $20.67 $20.52 $20.07 $20.07 $20.06 $19.92 $19.64 $19.61 $19.59 $19.58 $19.58 $19.43 $19.34 $19.26 $19.26 $18.94 $18.92 $18.88 $18.83 $18.69 $18.66 $18.63 $18.58 $18.50 $18.45 $18.05 $18.02 $17.85 $17.75 $17.72 $17.65 $17.61 $17.53 $17.48 $17.31 $17.31 $17.29 $17.07 $17.06 $17.00 $17.00 $16.85 $16.81 $16.79 $16.57 $16.18 $16.15 $16.11 $16.05 $16.03 $16.00 $15.93 $15.91 $15.90 $15.85 $15.60 $15.41 $15.40

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MADAWASKA RSU 26, ORONO RSU 12, WINDSOR RSU 29, HOULTON AOS 77 - ALEXANDER RSU 64, CORINTH RSU 19, NEWPORT AOS 77 - PEMBROKE AOS 94 - HARMONY AOS 96 - EAST MACHIAS AOS 96 - MACHIAS AOS 96 - MACHIASPORT AOS 96 - WHITING

$11.77 $11.75 $11.72 $11.53 $11.31 $11.30 $11.29 $11.10 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

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$15.30 $15.20 $15.14 $15.08 $15.02 $15.00 $14.97 $14.94 $14.73 $14.44 $14.40 $13.71 $13.52

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SCHOOL DISTRICT OXFORD REGION 11 BRUNSWICK RSU 05, FREEPORT CAPE ELIZABETH RSU 71, BELFAST YARMOUTH WESTBROOK PORTLAND GORHAM RSU 17, PARIS RSU 10, RUMFORD SCARBOROUGH RSU 44, BETHEL RSU 28, CAMDEN LINCOLNVILLE BLUE HILL NORTHPORT YORK WELLS-OGUNQUIT CSD LISBON RSU 51, CUMBERLAND RSU 04, SABATTUS RSU 14, WINDHAM RSU 20 - SEARSPORT LEWISTON RSU 49, FAIRFIELD APPLETON RSU 35, ELIOT RSU 34, OLD TOWN RSU 50, SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK VEAZIE RSU 54, SKOWHEGAN RSU 60, BERWICK RSU 73, JAY-LIVERMORE KITTERY RSU 06, BUXTON RSU 58, PHILLIPS WEST BATH RSU 01, BATH RSU 13, ROCKLAND GREENVILLE RSU 74, ANSON BROOKLIN MEDWAY RSU 67, LINCOLN

Maine Educator • April 2019

MEAN: MINIMUM $19.07 $16.56 $16.41 $15.68 $15.45 $15.41 $15.17 $15.12 $15.04 $14.97 $14.90 $14.72 $14.52 $14.51 $14.51 $14.22 $14.10 $14.07 $14.07 $13.95 $13.87 $13.75 $13.69 $13.53 $13.50 $13.48 $13.48 $13.32 $13.23 $13.20 $13.17 $13.15 $13.00 $12.95 $12.94 $12.93 $12.85 $12.80 $12.80 $12.75 $12.69 $12.65 $12.50 $12.48 $12.41

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SCHOOL DISTRICT OXFORD REGION 11 PORTLAND AOS 77 - EASTPORT YORK BRUNSWICK ACTON RSU 05, FREEPORT CAPE ELIZABETH SCARBOROUGH GORHAM WATERVILLE RSU 71, BELFAST WESTBROOK WEST BATH RSU 01, BATH YARMOUTH NORTHPORT WELLS-OGUNQUIT CSD RSU 14, WINDHAM WISCASSET RSU 02, HALLOWELL RSU 20, SEARSPORT RSU 60, BERWICK RSU 35, ELIOT BROOKLIN LEWISTON SANFORD RSU 15, GRAY KITTERY SEDGWICK AOS 77 - RSU 85, LUBEC LISBON RSU 17, PARIS RSU 51, CUMBERLAND AOS 77 - ALEXANDER RSU 74, ANSON RSU 19, NEWPORT RSU 11, GARDINER LINCOLNVILLE RSU 28, CAMDEN VASSALBORO RSU 13, ROCKLAND WINSLOW SACO AOS 90 - BAILEYVILLE

MAXIMUM $25.56 $22.45 $22.32 $22.25 $21.07 $20.68 $20.58 $20.27 $19.65 $19.45 $19.40 $19.32 $19.22 $19.15 $19.10 $18.93 $18.92 $18.86 $18.79 $18.73 $18.62 $18.57 $18.48 $18.25 $18.23 $17.84 $17.76 $17.61 $17.58 $17.48 $17.38 $17.25 $17.19 $17.14 $17.00 $16.89 $16.86 $16.84 $16.83 $16.83 $16.75 $16.75 $16.52 $16.41 $16.40

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RSU 33, ST. AGATHA RSU 15, GRAY SOUTH PORTLAND RSU 61, BRIDGTON ACTON ST. GEORGE RSU 29, HOULTON EAST MILLINOCKET RSU 89, PATTEN RSU 18, OAKLAND RSU 21, KENNEBUNK WINTHROP SEDGWICK AUBURN VASSALBORO SACO RSU 40, WALDOBORO ELLSWORTH WOODLAND RSU 80, GUILFORD RSU 59, MADISON AOS 90 - BAILEYVILLE ATHENS AOS 95 - SAD 27, FORT KENT RSU 11, GARDINER RSU 02, HALLOWELL RSU 68, DOVER-FOXCROFT FOXCROFT ACADEMY RSU 38, MARANACOOK RSU 24, SULLIVAN RSU 39, CARIBOU RSU 03, UNITY RSU 64, CORINTH RSU 53, PITTSFIELD RSU 26, ORONO HANCOCK WINSLOW LAMOINE AOS 90 - SAD 30, LEE GLENBURN AOS 77 - ALEXANDER AOS 77 - CHARLOTTE AOS 77 - EASTPORT AOS 77 - RSU 85, LUBEC AOS 93 - GREAT SALT BAY AOS 94 - HARMONY AOS 94 - SAD 46, DEXTER AOS 96 - EAST MACHIAS AOS 96 - MACHIAS CALAIS RSU 09, FARMINGTON RSU 12, WINDSOR RSU 19, NEWPORT RSU 25, BUCKSPORT RSU 78, RANGELEY RSU 83, BINGHAM SANFORD WATERVILLE WISCASSET

$12.41 $12.41 $12.38 $12.35 $12.29 $12.25 $12.17 $12.16 $12.12 $12.07 $12.05 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $11.95 $11.87 $11.85 $11.80 $11.80 $11.80 $11.80 $11.77 $11.75 $11.60 $11.60 $11.52 $11.52 $11.49 $11.45 $11.43 $11.40 $11.30 $11.27 $11.25 $11.20 $11.20 $11.15 $11.10 $11.02 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

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APPLETON WOODLAND SOUTH PORTLAND RSU 44, BETHEL RSU 38, MARANACOOK RSU 18, OAKLAND RSU 59, MADISON RSU 10, RUMFORD RSU 61, BRIDGTON AOS 77 - CHARLOTTE RSU 06, BUXTON RSU 40, WALDOBORO RSU 54, SKOWHEGAN RSU 83, BINGHAM BLUE HILL WINTHROP RSU 21, KENNEBUNK AOS 94 - HARMONY AOS 96 - MACHIAS RSU 12, WINDSOR VEAZIE GREENVILLE RSU 24, SULLIVAN RSU 53, PITTSFIELD RSU 64, CORINTH ELLSWORTH ST. GEORGE AUBURN RSU 49, FAIRFIELD AOS 93 - GREAT SALT BAY RSU 67, LINCOLN CALAIS HANCOCK RSU 26, ORONO ATHENS LAMOINE RSU 50, SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK RSU 04, SABATTUS RSU 89, PATTEN FOXCROFT ACADEMY RSU 68, DOVER-FOXCROFT RSU 80, GUILFORD AOS 90 - SAD 30, LEE RSU 34, OLD TOWN RSU 25, BUCKSPORT RSU 09, FARMINGTON GLENBURN RSU 03, UNITY AOS 94 - SAD 46, DEXTER RSU 73, JAY-LIVERMORE AOS 95 - SAD 27, FORT KENT RSU 29, HOULTON RSU 39, CARIBOU RSU 58, PHILLIPS MEDWAY RSU 33, ST. AGATHA RSU 78, RANGELEY EAST MILLINOCKET AOS 96 - EAST MACHIAS

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$16.40 $16.40 $16.39 $16.36 $16.33 $16.29 $16.20 $16.13 $16.12 $16.00 $15.97 $15.95 $15.94 $15.85 $15.74 $15.66 $15.65 $15.59 $15.50 $15.38 $15.38 $15.36 $15.30 $15.30 $15.30 $15.28 $15.25 $15.23 $15.20 $15.10 $15.08 $15.02 $15.00 $14.93 $14.90 $14.65 $14.57 $14.50 $14.49 $14.45 $14.45 $14.36 $14.32 $14.32 $14.00 $13.93 $13.92 $13.90 $13.87 $13.75 $13.44 $13.43 $13.21 $12.85 $12.48 $12.41 $12.19 $12.16 $11.00

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SCHOOL DISTRICT FIVE TOWN CSD LINCOLNVILLE RSU 28, CAMDEN CAPE ELIZABETH BRUNSWICK RSU 71, BELFAST YARMOUTH WESTBROOK RSU 73, JAY-LIVERMORE RSU 10, RUMFORD RSU 01, BATH WEST BATH PORTLAND RSU 54, SKOWHEGAN FALMOUTH GORHAM BLUE HILL AOS 91 - BAR HARBOR SCARBOROUGH NORTHPORT RSU 15, GRAY RSU 51, CUMBERLAND RSU 44, BETHEL RSU 67, LINCOLN WELLS-OGUNQUIT CSD RSU 04, SABATTUS WINTHROP AOS 98 - BOOTHBAY CSD RSU 34, OLD TOWN RSU 14, WINDHAM YORK KITTERY ST. GEORGE RSU 20, SEARSPORT APPLETON LEWISTON FAYETTE RSU 06, BUXTON RSU 49, FAIRFIELD LISBON RSU 21, KENNEBUNK VEAZIE RSU 22, HAMPDEN RSU 13, ROCKLAND AUGUSTA RSU 29, HOULTON AUBURN RSU 74, ANSON RSU 38, MARANACOOK RSU 18, OAKLAND RSU 35, ELIOT RSU 40, WALDOBORO AOS 90 - BAILEYVILLE WOODLAND RSU 78, RANGELEY SACO RSU 58, PHILLIPS ACTON

Maine Educator • April 2019

MEAN: MINIMUM $17.89 $17.89 $17.89 $17.25 $17.10 $16.83 $16.76 $16.66 $16.35 $16.32 $16.19 $16.19 $16.12 $16.03 $15.86 $15.86 $15.74 $15.52 $15.44 $15.35 $15.32 $15.25 $15.16 $15.07 $15.02 $15.00 $15.00 $14.94 $14.93 $14.77 $14.77 $14.69 $14.68 $14.59 $14.56 $14.55 $14.52 $14.46 $14.37 $14.35 $14.35 $14.28 $14.27 $14.25 $14.20 $14.07 $14.00 $13.97 $13.91 $13.88 $13.61 $13.57 $13.50 $13.50 $13.41 $13.37 $13.36 $13.33

MININUM $13.80

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SCHOOL DISTRICT RSU 49, FAIRFIELD PORTLAND YORK AOS 77 - EASTPORT SOUTH PORTLAND ACTON AUGUSTA WEST BATH RSU 01, BATH WATERVILLE BRUNSWICK CAPE ELIZABETH RSU 14, WINDHAM RSU 71, BELFAST WESTBROOK SCARBOROUGH YARMOUTH SANFORD GORHAM FALMOUTH NORTHPORT RSU 20, SEARSPORT RSU 15, GRAY WELLS-OGUNQUIT CSD AOS 77 - RSU 85, LUBEC WINTHROP RSU 02, HALLOWELL FIVE TOWN CSD LINCOLNVILLE RSU 28, CAMDEN RSU 60, BERWICK WISCASSET LEWISTON RSU 22, HAMPDEN RSU 54, SKOWHEGAN AOS 90 - BAILEYVILLE WOODLAND RSU 51, CUMBERLAND BROOKLIN KITTERY RSU 11, GARDINER AOS 98 - BOOTHBAY CSD RSU 12, WINDSOR RSU 74, ANSON RSU 18, OAKLAND RSU 10, RUMFORD SACO RSU 13, ROCKLAND RSU 35, ELIOT RSU 44, BETHEL SEDGWICK AOS 91 - BAR HARBOR AOS 77 - ALEXANDER AOS 93 - GREAT SALT BAY RSU 21, KENNEBUNK RSU 06, BUXTON APPLETON RSU 38, MARANACOOK

MAXIMUM $24.69 $23.93 $23.37 $23.10 $23.07 $22.64 $22.58 $21.82 $21.79 $21.70 $21.63 $21.43 $21.02 $20.97 $20.77 $20.60 $20.60 $20.54 $20.51 $20.43 $20.17 $20.16 $20.15 $20.13 $19.86 $19.57 $19.41 $19.38 $19.38 $19.38 $19.35 $19.27 $19.26 $19.10 $19.10 $19.00 $19.00 $18.95 $18.94 $18.90 $18.80 $18.74 $18.70 $18.41 $18.40 $18.34 $18.28 $18.25 $18.25 $18.20 $18.06 $18.02 $18.00 $17.97 $17.95 $17.87 $17.86 $17.84

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RSU 02, HALLOWELL RSU 61, BRIDGTON RSU 03, UNITY FOXCROFT ACADEMY RSU 60, BERWICK RSU 39, CARIBOU MEDWAY RSU 12, WINDSOR RSU 50, SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK SOUTH PORTLAND RSU 89, PATTEN BROOKLIN GREENVILLE RSU 59, MADISON AOS 90 - SAD 30, LEE ATHENS AOS 93 - GREAT SALT BAY EAST MILLINOCKET RSU 33, ST. AGATHA ELLSWORTH AOS 95 - SAD 27, FORT KENT VASSALBORO RSU 68, DOVER-FOXCROFT RSU 80, GUILFORD SANFORD AOS 77 - RSU 85, LUBEC RSU 11, GARDINER RSU 24, SULLIVAN SEDGWICK AOS 94 - SAD 46, DEXTER WATERVILLE RSU 53, PITTSFIELD HANCOCK LAMOINE RSU 16, POLAND GLENBURN AOS 77 - ALEXANDER RSU 25, BUCKSPORT RSU 26, ORONO RSU 64, CORINTH RSU 83, BINGHAM WINSLOW RSU 19, NEWPORT AOS 96 - WHITING WISCASSET AOS 77 - CHARLOTTE RSU 09, FARMINGTON AOS 77 - EASTPORT AOS 94 - HARMONY AOS 96 - EAST MACHIAS AOS 96 - MACHIAS

$13.32 $13.31 $13.30 $13.29 $13.28 $13.22 $13.18 $13.08 $13.08 $13.07 $13.02 $13.00 $12.91 $12.91 $12.89 $12.89 $12.88 $12.88 $12.82 $12.75 $12.72 $12.70 $12.69 $12.66 $12.64 $12.60 $12.46 $12.45 $12.40 $12.27 $12.25 $12.21 $12.20 $12.15 $12.14 $12.12 $12.00 $11.75 $11.75 $11.60 $11.55 $11.50 $11.44 $11.37 $11.32 $11.25 $11.25 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

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$17.77 $17.77 $17.77 $17.73 $17.73 $17.71 $17.68 $17.67 $17.37 $17.36 $17.36 $17.35 $17.31 $17.27 $17.27 $16.82 $16.82 $16.57 $16.55 $16.50 $16.48 $16.35 $16.32 $16.30 $16.27 $16.21 $16.09 $16.05 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $15.93 $15.90 $15.90 $15.84 $15.80 $15.78 $15.75 $15.65 $15.62 $15.60 $15.13 $15.02 $14.88 $14.85 $14.75 $13.18 $13.03 $12.88 $12.82 $12.48

ED TECH III

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MEAN: MINIMUM $20.73 $20.57 $20.10 $19.59 $19.50 $19.27 $19.19

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SCHOOL DISTRICT BIDDEFORD ACTON PORTLAND OXFORD REGION 11 RSU 01, BATH WELLS-OGUNQUIT CSD YORK

MAXIMUM $26.59 $26.58 $26.23 $26.00 $25.99 $25.61 $24.59

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My Hero Works at School Essay Contest The MEA is pleased to join with the Portland Sea Dogs for its 4th annual “My Hero Works at School” essay contest. Students are encouraged to write a short essay, no more than 300 words, about their school hero. Two winners will be selected and receive tickets to a 2019 Sea Dogs game for themselves, their family and their school hero. Entries must include the name of the student, the school, the submitting educator’s name and email and the name and email of the school hero, if different than the submitting educator.

WHO: All public school elementary and middle school students HOW: Submit essays to Giovanna Bechard via mail at 35 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330 or email at contest@maineea.org

DEADLINE: April 22, 2019

Maine Educator Cover Contest – What I Love About Maine The Maine Educator will feature a cover designed by a Maine public school art student depicting the theme “What I Love About Maine.”

Submissions can be any form of art and should be 8.5” by 11” or able to be photographed. Please advise students that the magazine title will be across the top and 2.5” high. Entries must include the name of the student, the school, and the submitting teacher’s name and email.

WHO: Grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12 – *Based on entries, an indeterminate number will be chosen. One overall winner will be chosen from the finalists and have their work on the cover.

HOW: Submit artwork to Giovanna Bechard via mail at 35 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330 or email at contest@maineea.org.

DEADLINE: April 22, 2019

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“NOT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO BOOKS AT HOME, so if the Association can help support the learning process, our students win and our educators win,” said Grace Leavitt, President of the MEA.

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o create life-long readers, the Maine Education Association is delivering a free book to all public school first-grade students across the state. MEA is in its fifth year of its Cat Tracks Tour, the Association’s book donation road trip which brings reading to life. By the end of the school year, all first graders will have a book to take home and practice their reading skills.

"The book donation is one way the MEA helps to support educators, so they can inspire students—not all students have access to books at home, so if the Association can help support the learning process, our students win and our educators win,” said Grace Leavitt, President of the MEA. Students across the state will receive the same book, titled Lizards, from the National Geographic series. The MEA purchased the books with grants, including a Read Across America grant funded by the National Education Association.

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91st Representative Assembly May 18 & 19 | Portland Mariott Sable Oaks 2019 PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION CONSTITUTION ARTICLE V, SECTION 2, PART: A & B CONSTITUTION ARTICLE V Section 2. Composition A. The Representative Assembly shall consist of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, NEA Director(s), Board of Directors members and elected delegates representing active, active education support, student, and retired members.

B. Members of the Board of Directors who are not elected as delegates to the Representative Assembly by their governance affiliate shall be entitled to all the privileges of members of the Representative Assembly except they may not vote.

RATIONALE: Officers, the NEA Director(s), and Board of Directors will have full voting rights without taking up one of the delegate seats from the local affiliates.

Submitted by Structures and Bylaws Committee The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass” BYLAW ARTICLE IV. SECTION 2 BYLAW ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS Section 2. Powers and Duties of the Vice President B. perform such other duties as are directed by the Constitution, Bylaws, and Standing Rules or by the President; and C. serve as Second Alternate National Education Association Director; and D. serve as a delegate to the Representative Assembly.

RATIONALE: To align with the proposed change to the Constitution, Article V, section 2, parts A & B Submitted by Structures and Bylaws Committee The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass”

BYLAW ARTICLE IV. SECTION 3 BYLAW ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS Section 3. Powers and Duties of the Treasurer E serve as a delegate to the Representative Assembly; and RATIONALE: To align with the proposed change to the Constitution, Article V, section 2, parts A & B Submitted by Structure and Bylaws Committee The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass” BYLAW ARTICLE V. SECTION 2, PART A & NEW B BYLAW ARTICLE V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 2. Duties 34

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A. The Board of Directors shall be charged with the following duties: 16. attend meetings and the annual Board of Directors Retreat, and be encouraged to attend ACT, District Bargaining Council and Governance meetings within their district, all MEA-sponsored conferences, the MEA Representative Assembly, and national governance meetings and training sessions as approved by the MEA President; and, 17. serve on various MEA and other committees as requested by the MEA President and shall attend meetings associated with those committees.

B. Members of the Board of Directors shall: 1. attend meetings and the annual Board of Directors Retreat, and be encouraged to attend ACT, District Bargaining Council and Governance meetings within their district, all MEAsponsored conferences, the MEA Representative Assembly, and national governance meetings and training sessions as approved by the MEA President; 2. serve on or as liaisons to various MEA and other committees as requested by the MEA President and shall attend meetings associated with those committees; and 3. serve as delegates to the MEA Representative Assembly.

RATIONALE: A-1-15 refer to the Board of Directors as an entity ‘Old’ 16-17 refer to individual members of the Board B.3. Aligns with the proposed change to the Constitution, Article V., Section 2, parts A & B Submitted by Structures and Bylaw Committee The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass”

BYLAW ARTICLE VII. SECTION 3 BYLAW ARTICLE VII. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 3. Academic Non-Governance Affiliates A. An academic non-governance affiliate is an organization of educators with a common instructional purpose, which has a reciprocal, complementary and supportive relationship to the Maine Education Association. Its members are primarily MEA members working in public education, but academic affiliates may also include other education professionals in their membership.

B. A group or unit seeking The academic non-governance affiliation affiliate shall file a written application including copies of its governance documents with the MEA Board of Directors. The application shall be by petition signed by two-thirds (2/3) of the applicant organization’s members who are also MEA members.

The petition shall include the results of a vote of the applicant organization membership taken in accord with its governance documents showing approval of the affiliation request. must meet the following minimum standards:

a. the affiliate shall have common interests in advancing public education with the Maine Education Association; and

b. the affiliate shall be a self-governing organization with expressed values compatible with those of the Maine Education Association C. A professional organization shall be comprised of at least sixty percent (60%) Maine Education Association members with a common occupation or subject matter assignment who are

organized to further specific educational objectives.

Affiliation proposals shall include: a.

Copies of potential affiliate’s governance documents b.

Letter of interest signed by the organization’s governance board. c.

Relationship goals and areas of collaboration in support of shared values, public education, and MEA goals.

D. A nonprofessional organization shall be an auxiliary or service organization comprising at least seventy-five (75%) percent Maine Education Association members with a common interest or occupation. Affiliate Relationships will be approved by the MEA Board of Directors and reviewed on a regular basis not to exceed three (3) years.

a. It is understood that Affiliate Relationships are voluntary and collaborative; and

b. Affiliation does not commit MEA resources or action.

E. The Association shall not affiliate an academic nongovernance affiliate unless it meets the following minimum standards:

1. the affiliate shall have common interests with the Maine Education Association; 2. the affiliate shall be a self-governing organization with governance documents compatible with those of the Maine Education Association; 3. if all members of the affiliate are eligible for membership in the Maine Education Association, at least sixty percent (60%) of the members of the affiliate shall be members of the Maine Education Association. If all members of the affiliate are not eligible for membership in the Maine Education Association, then not less than seventy-five (75%) percent of those members of the affiliate who are eligible for membership in the Maine Education Association must be members of the Maine Education Association; 4. the affiliate shall comprise at least twenty-five (25) members; and 5. the affiliate shall not duplicate Maine Education Association services.

RATIONALE: Expand Capacity to work with other Education related organizations; Existing language has Membership requirements that are unfeasible Submitted by Pat Scully IPD Committee The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass” BYLAW ARTICLE I. SECTION 4. PART A AND B BYLAW ARTICLE I. Section 4. Membership Dues A. The annual membership dues of the Maine Education Association, for active professional members shall be calculated to the nearest dollar and shall be the greater of: (1) 2.5 percent increase over the prior year’s dues, or (2) 0.765 percent of the average salary of Maine teachers as established by the Department of Education for the second year prior to the budget year (i.e., the 2016-2017 dues will be based on the average teacher salary for 2014-2015). The Maine Education Association active part-time membership shall be open to any person who is employed fifty

percent (50%) or less, but greater than twenty-five percent (25%), of the normal schedule for full-time faculty members or who is on sabbatical leave. Membership dues will be calculated to the nearest dollar on the basis of fifty percent (50%) of dues for full-time active educators.

One-quarter (1/4) membership shall be open to any person who is regularly employed for twenty-five percent (25%) or less of the normal schedule for full-time faculty members.

Membership dues will be calculated to the nearest dollar on the basis of twenty-five percent (25%) of dues for full-time active professional educators.

B. The annual active education support membership dues for active education support educators shall be equal to one-half (1/2) of the Maine Education Association dues for active educators rounded to the nearest dollar. The Maine Education Association active education support professional part-time membership shall be open to any person who is employed twenty-five (25) hours or less, but greater than fifteen (15) hours, and dues will be calculated to the nearest dollar on the basis of fifty (50%) percent of dues for full-time active education support professionals.

One-quarter (1/4) active education support membership shall be open to any person who is regularly employed for fifteen (15) hours or less of the normal schedule. Membership dues will be calculated to the nearest dollar on the basis of twentyfive percent (25%) of dues for full-time active education support educators.

RATIONALE: This change is in line with the dues structure of the National Education Association and it allows for those employees who are hired for a quarter or less of a full-time position to pay membership dues at a rate that is more in line with their part-time status.

Submitted by MEA Strategic Budget Committee The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass”

2019 PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES STANDING RULE 2, SECTION B, PART 2. b, c & d STANDING RULE 2, ELECTION PROCEDURES Section 1. Elections Conducted at the MEA Representative Assembly B. Nominations b.

Vice President, MEA Representative Assembly Delegate, and Second Alternate National Education Association Director; c. Treasurer and MEA Representative Assembly Delegate; d.

National Education Association Director(s); and MEA Representative Assembly Delegate(s) RATIONALE: To align with the proposed change to Constitution, Article V, Section 2, parts A & B. April 2019 • www.maineea.org

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Submitted by MEA Structure and Bylaws Committee The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass”

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A. Notices of Intent For publication in the Maine Educator, Notice of Intent to run for any Association office elected by the Representative Assembly shall be filed with the Executive Director on or prior to the date set by the Elections Committee which shall be not less than seventy-five (75) days prior to the annual meeting. . In order to be considered as a candidate for any Association office elected by the Representative Assembly, Notice of Intent must be filed with the Executive Director no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the first day of the Representative Assembly.

B. NominationsElections 1.

At the first business meeting of the Representative Assembly, official nominations shall take place as they are appropriate in each year for the elections provided by the Bylaws and Standing Rules.

2.1 The following shall be elected by the Representative Assembly and nominations, as appropriate in each year. shall be made in the following order:

Amy O’Brien-Brown

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STANDING RULE 2, SECTION 1, PART A, B, C, D STANDING RULE 2, ELECTION PROCEDURES

C. Nominations from the Representative Assembly Floor

Nominations to any office listed in this section may be made from the floor of the Representative Assembly.

D.C Only One Candidate for Any Vacancy After nominations have ceased If only one (1) candidate exists for any vacancy, that candidate is to be declared elected.

RATIONALE: This change would allow candidates time to contact delegates and would allow delegates time to give due consideration to candidates.

These positions are extremely important to the Association and deserve serious consideration.

Submitted by Grace Leavitt The S&B Committee recommends “Ought to Pass”

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Dina Goodwin

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Corinne Sewall

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Anthony Gauvin

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Lisa Leduc

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Michael Grillo

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Krishna Kaphle

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Jim McClymer

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Jennifer Perry

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Neil Greenberg

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Laurance Given

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Janice Cerabona

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Thomas Moore

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Bob Jean

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Bernard Paradis

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Gary McGrane

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Indriani Demers

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Rebecca Cole

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Stacie Cocola

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Marie Dickson

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Robert Zabierek

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Terry Martin

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James Ford

At Large

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Samantha Garnett-Sias (ALTERNATE)

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Bernard Paradis

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Gary McGrane

Delegate

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Corley Byras

Delegate

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Crystal Ward

Delegate

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Laurence Given

Alternate

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Perspectives In addition to these meetings, AFUM representatives meet regularly with Human Resources, Provosts and Presidents at their respective campus. At USM, where I am the Grievance Representative, we meet bi-weekly with our President and Provost and have regular meetings with the Head of Human Resources at the University.

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By: Paul Johnson, Grievance Representative at the University of Southern Maine

can still recall my first Associated Faculties of the University of Maine (AFUM) executive meeting that was held at Fort Kent; just getting to Fort Kent was an adventure. A five-hour drive followed by dinner at the Swamp Buck. However, what struck me at my first executive meeting was how welcoming all the folks were from the different campuses. This welcoming, friendly and genuine interest has continued to resonate with me. Whether our monthly AFUM executive meetings are in Bangor or at one of the seven University of Maine campuses, I am always amazed at how committed the individuals are to represent and advocate for their respective campuses. Come rain, sleet or snow, there they are once a month on a Saturday morning at 9:30am ready to represent their respective institution.

Further, even more impressive is just how committed and hardworking are the many individuals who have assumed these roles and responsibilities at their respective campuses. A great deal of the work that they undertake is not visible or publicly recognized; yet, that is the way it should be. Faculty on their respective campuses should not be privy to what is being discussed by a faculty member and their AFUM representative.

Frequently, the Grievance Representative or President of the various chapter meets with a faculty member about a concern they have. On many occasions, this matter can be resolved through working with the respective campuses Human Resources Department or the Dean of a respective College. Indeed, this is referred to in the Collective Bargaining Agreement as “Meet and Discuss.” Occasionally, it is necessary for the Grievance Representative to file a step one grievance at the Dean’s level at their respective campus.

Higher Education Member Spotlight Susan Feiner, a now retired University of Southern Maine Professor, has been honored with the prestigious 2018-19 Maryann Hartman Award. The Maryann Hartman Award is awarded annually to someone who represents “the best and brightest Maine women leaders.”

Indeed, the benefits of having these regular meetings is that everyone is aware of issues and concerns that need to be addressed. There are no surprises, rather this collaborative approach has the following benefits. It results in issues being addressed in a timely manner and avoids the need to file a formal grievance, which can be much more time consuming and leads to a much more adversarial relationship.

So, what can individual members of AFUM do at their respective campuses? Firstly, I would encourage you to visit the AFUM website. The site provides the following information: it lists the current, concurrent and former contracts; it lists benefits that are provided to its members; and there is a dues site where faculty can register to join AFUM. In addition, there is a link for each of the campuses, which provides information on how faculty can contact their AFUM executive committee members at their respective campus. I would also encourage all faculty to attend AFUM meetings on their respective campus. It would also be good if you could reach out to executive committee members at your campus.

Frequently, when I attend a meeting with an administrator, they refer to me as AFUM. I reply by saying AFUM is comprised of all of the faculty of the University Maine System. I am one member of AFUM. However, the more members we have, and the more involved faculty are will result in the University of Maine System having to listen to us and take our concerns seriously. That not only benefits us as members, but also the 30,000 students who enroll in the system annually and, also the hundreds of thousands of Mainers who through our educational and cultural offerings, public service, and outreach come into contact with the system.

Caron is a professor of family relations and human sexuality at the University of Maine. She is also a member of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies faculty.

Feiner was nominated by multiple colleagues who highlighted her career’s work and contributions in advocacy and work in Women and Gender Studies and economics.

At the University of Maine at Orono, Professor Sandy Caron was selected by the Associated Faculties of the University of Maine to receive the University of Maine's 2019 Distinguished Maine Faculty Award. It is the top honor a UMaine faculty member can receive.

The award recognizes the highest qualities of teaching, research and public service.

Susan Feiner

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22 MEA Magazine Art Cover Contest The Maine Educator will feature a cover designed by a Maine public school art student depicting the theme “What I Love About Maine.” Sizes need to be 8.5” x 11”.

WHO: Grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12 HOW: Submit artwork to Giovanna Bechard via email at contest@maineea.org or mail to: Giovanna Bechard, 35 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330

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26 Early Career Educators @Rising Tide FMI and sign up: https://maineea.org/events Join other Young Education Professionals of the MEA at Rising Tide in Portland for a hands-on tech training.

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22 MEA/Sea Dogs “My Hero Works at School” Essay Contest Students are encouraged to write a short essay no more than 300 words, about their school hero. Two winners will be selected and receive tickets to a 2019 Sea Dogs game for themselves, their family and their school hero. Send essays to contest@maineea.org or by mail to: Giovanna Bechard, 35 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330. Deadline: APRIL 22, 2019

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29 Using Free Tech Leveraging Free Technology to Create More Inclusive Classrooms The Maine Department of Education and Microsoft are collaborating to offer educators the opportunity to participate in a program. The program will focus on leveraging free technology tools available to Maine educators to create more inclusive classrooms.

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